Replacing damaged kitchen cabinet doors

The two kitchen cabinet doors under the sink have become quite damaged
from water over the years, probably beyond easy repair.
Are there any companies or contractors who could replace them with a
similar finish? Since all the other kitchen cabinets and their doors
and drawers are in good shape, I would hate to replace all the cabinets
just because two doors are damaged.
I live in northern Massachusetts.

If in doubt, post some photos. Surface damage? Split? Loose veneer?
If they truly need to be replaced, you might try a Habitat for Humanity
home store....the one I have shopped at had loads of cabinet doors.
Chances of perfect match are probably nil, but refinishing might be
satisfactory.

Hey! This is a.h.r. Photos will get him some answers, but I'd reserve that
"intelligent" label until we see who responds. ;-)
Wanna bet it ends up a political discussion about the door on the right vs.
the door on the left?

I'd take one of the doors to a few local kitchen cabinet
companies and see what they say. They may be able
to quickly identify them, know if they are available, etc.
And see if there is any identifying info as to the local
company that installed them, who made them, etc.
If they are not available, there isn't something very close
that could work, etc then they could almost certainly be
reproduced or repaired. How much will depend on if
it's a simple cabinet door or one with a lot of detail, etc.
Cabinet makers can do some cool things. I
recently replaced a fridge and ovens. In both cases
I needed to have the cabinets above shortened. Local
guy did both of them for $225. Now I have a nice
tall fridge and shiney new double ovens. In the case of
the ovens, I also went from 27" to 30". I performed that
part of the cabinet matching magic myself.

Lot of "ifs" in a situation like this. If you know the builder of the
house you may be able to find out if he used a particular brand of
cabinet. If you live in a subdivision with all kitchens the same, you
may get lucky and find someone updating and getting rid of their
cabinets that are identical to yours.
My guess though, the cabinets have not been made for a number of years
so you will be looking for similar style doors and refinishing to
match. It may be easier to freshen up the kitchen by refinishing all
the doors so they are the same.

The cabinets were made by a company called Cardell Cabinetry. I tried
to contact their sales rep, but it turns out he just departed on a
business trip to Europe and won't be back for a number of weeks.
Here is a photo of the relatively undamaged upper cabinets:

http://i46.tinypic.com/2eocl78.jpg
And here is a photo of the lower right damaged cabinet door:

Shoot, that looks like solid oak. I'd take it apart, strip it and
refinish. If joints are loose, reglue and clamp them. If panel is
veneer, reglue, clamp, sand. Looks like some sort of golden oak
stain...to match that, I would take a good door to a real paint store
and see if they can match the stain. If you get a close match, consider
refinishing the adjoining doors and face so there is less contrast. You
might not be able to remove all of the black with just light sanding,
but solid oak is good stuff.

I pretty much agree. If new doors are readily available, then
would be an option. But from the pics it looks like those
doors could be refinished and come out looking nice.
I put in new ovens a couple years ago. Beneath the ovens
there was a drawer that had been damaged by something
running over it. Most likely oven cleaner, because there
were long drip marks that were black and would not come
out. I sanded it, found a stain that matched, and it came
out so nice you'd never know it was damaged.

I pretty much agree. If new doors are readily available, then
would be an option. But from the pics it looks like those
doors could be refinished and come out looking nice.
I put in new ovens a couple years ago. Beneath the ovens
there was a drawer that had been damaged by something
running over it. Most likely oven cleaner, because there
were long drip marks that were black and would not come
out. I sanded it, found a stain that matched, and it came
out so nice you'd never know it was damaged.
I agree...Those are also the most common cabinets I see here in New
England..Atleast here in midcoast Maine which isn't far from you...I think
you could find used ones at a salvage place quite easily... I bet they are
still made as well...Take your photos into a kitchen outlet or local
building supply place that sells cabinets..HTH...

Those are both excellent suggestions.
I bought sandpaper and stain, and I'll try restoring the doors to a
reasonable state.
If that fails, I'll look around for a salvage place that might stock
doors from Cardell Cabinetry.
Thanks.
-- Steven L.

I live in Atlanta and have a similar situation. I need two Cardell cabinet doors
replaced. I've contacted so many places but have yet to find a place that can
replace the doors. Please let me know if you had any luck. Thank you.

Cardell has a website. It lists who carries their cabinets.
Did you contact any of them? What did they say? Contact
Cardell? What did they say? I would think you could find
a company that carries their product, email them a pic and
see if the doors are still made, etc. If they are, then
you could probably get them from any company, not just local.
Send them a good door if needed to match the finish, etc.

om water over the years, probably beyond easy repair. Are there any compani
es or contractors who could replace them with a similar finish? Since all t
he other kitchen cabinets and their doors and drawers are in good shape, I
would hate to replace all the cabinets just because two doors are damaged.
I live in northern Massachusetts. -- Steven L.
It looks just like the Oak cabinet doors I put on my kitchen cabinets form
Kraft-Maid. Have you been to any localHD, Lowes, etc to sere aht kind of c
abinets they have. There are a limited number of possibilities for cabinet
door styles, I'd be very surprised if you could not match the style fairly
easily.
IO insisted on Oak when myt wife really wanted Maple, becuase I knew that O
ak can be refinished much more easily and is almost indestructable. From t
he color of the photos, I would say something sounding like Golden Oak woul
d be the first stain I would try, and on the inside of a door as someone el
se suggested.. Mostly you will have a lot of sanding and working of the fin
ish remover into all the cracks using old toothbrushes, but you should be a
ble to come up with a perfectly fine looking pair of doors when you are don
e.

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